the verse. More than one of them said that they knew its ta’wīl in another sense, as mentioned earlier concerning Mujāhid and al-Dahhāk.

Regarding “And none knows its ta’wīl,” al-Suddī said: “Its outcomes: an abrogating passage comes from it and supersedes the abrogated passage.” Regarding “And none knows its ta’wīl,” ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn Zayd ibn Aslam said: “Its realization.”

‘Abbād ibn Mansūr reported: “I asked al-Hasan about His words